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Seeking Vaishnava Guidance: I Lost My Temper with RTO Officers — How to Spiritually Atone?

Hare Krishna dear devotees,
Dandavat pranam. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Guru-Gauranga.

I seek your humble guidance for a real-life incident where I failed to act in Krishna consciousness.

Recently, my bike was towed by RTO officials in Pun

Air plane crash in Ahmedabad

In the recent air plane accident we see that inspite of huge temperature caused due to blast which caused even irons to melt, not a single page of bhagavad gita was burned. My questions is why the one who used to read Gita is not saved as well? 

facing few doubts in understanding the pastime of krishna

I'm facing few doubts in understanding the pastime of krishna in which he stole the garments of gopis 

I know that it is the transcendental lila of krishna and it should't be seen w mundane vision 

He has created bodies of ant, upto the apsaras of brah

How to understand??

krishna says in bhagavad gita that if he doesn't perform his prescribed duties then he would be the cause of unwanted population (bg. 3..24)

and he also performs the lila in which he stole the cloths of gopis 

i know that this pastimes is transcendent

Purpose of acquiring Vedic Knowledge

how krishna/Rama is fountainhead or the original cause of all incarnations, if all the incarnations reside eternally in the spiritual realm?

HARE KRISHNA

i'm unable to understand this thing-

Visnu, Krishna and Rama are all non-different and eternal

then, how krishna/Rama is fountainhead or the original cause of all incarnations, if all the incarnations reside eternally in the spiritual re

What does it actually means to work without attachment? 

What does it actually means to work without attachment? 

I have heard from higher vaishnavas that our tilak and kanthi mala are like sindur and mangala sutra

It is hard for me to digest the fact that we souls are prakriti(female). I have also heard from higher vaishnavas(HG. AmarendraDasa prabhu) that our tilak and kanthi mala are like sindur and mangala sutra. practically theres things seems a little wie

Why Sisupala got merged in brahman effulgence?

Sisupala was Jaya (the dwarapalaka of Lord Vishnu in Vaikuntha), then why after being killed by krishna he merged in brahmajyoti (SB. 7.1.16) instead of returning back to his position as dwarapalaka in vaikuntha?

Krsna's love is unconditional or conditional?

How to Love Krsna ?

"If I let go of my ego and realize that I’m not separate from Krsna, does that mean my love for Him disappears, since love typically relies on the separation between the lover and the beloved? And if there's no separation, how can I still love myself

Non-devotee parents

Hare Krishna, All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I am a devotee who lives in a family of Non- devotees and non Hindus. I try to do atleast 2 rounds of japa and follow all 4 of the regulative principles (except eating meat) . I have a few questions

1) How

Origin of Bhagavatm

Hare Krishna devotees,

PAMHO.

We hear many narrations of appearance of Shrimad Bhagavatam (SB).  

First - Siva narrating to Parvati.

Second - The complete Bhagavatam being available at Brahmaloka

Third - Vyasdev giving Knowledge of SB to Sukadev Goswami

Fo

Details of parampara system

Hare Krishna Prabhuji and Mataji,

Please accept my humble obesiances. 

Can anyone tell me when did the 4 parampara system start? If it was recommended in puranas then which Parampara did the Pandavas belong to and all the great devotee kings that follo

Is Laddu Gopal Worship recommended in Gaudiya Vaishnava Parampara?

Hare Krishna Devotees, 

Kindly accept my humble obeisances. 

I would like to know if Laddu Gopal worship is recommended in Gaudiya Vaishnava Parampara and if not Why?

Some devotees claim it not recommended because of Madhurya Bhav but we can see some of

Confusion in Degrees

Hare Krsna Dear Devotees, 

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

PAMHO 🙏🏻

Respected devotees, I was yesterday very very inquisitive about the spiritual education and the degrees that Srila Prabhupada had introduced to us, but I am having a problem in understa

Top Krsna conscious quotes

Hare krsna,

here are the top quotes to improve your devotional serivce-taken from the lectures of HH RADHANATH SWAMI

• • Krishna hears your thoughts
  • Krishna I am here for you; I am here to please you
  • I should dance to please Krishna
  • Japa is done to please Kr

Recent challenges in Krishna Consciousness

Hare Krishna AGTSP PAMHO

Recently I am facing few challenges as below, please help me to advance in Krishna Consciousness: -

1. Going to Shaadi and Parties: Strict Devotees just have sweets or Curd in parties, but new devotees do have their party.

2.

Know ! how to please Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu..

Hare Krsna,

Mahaprabhu told five must do things in Chaitanya Charitamrita for advancement 

1. Diety worship- we are fortunate we can have Jaggannath, Baldev, Subhdra, or Gaur Nitai, or Shaligram or Radha krsna deities but it should be done under superv

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Hare Krsna everyone,

My humble pranams to all. I am new to ISKCON and I have a question out of curiousity. Gaudiya Vaishnavs consider Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Ji as an avatar of Krsna and Radha combined. But why this is not mentioned in Srimad Bhagvatam?